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Issue: Vol. 5802 No. 2: 4 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.10
Page range: 383-389
Abstract views: 47
PDF downloaded: 3

Description of the pupal case of Anthrax midas Fabricius (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Anthracinae: Anthraciini), with the first host record for the species

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo; Avenida Nazaré; 481; Ipiranga; CEP: 04263-000; São Paulo; SP; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA); Av. André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis; CEP 69067-375; Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA); Av. André Araújo; 2936; Petrópolis; CEP 69067-375; Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO); División de Entomología; Quito; Ecuador
Diptera Immature stages morphology Neotropical parasitoid flies Montezumia cortesia

Abstract

The pupal case of Anthrax midas Fabricius, 1805 is described and illustrated for the first time. The examined material was reared from nests of Montezumia cortesia de Saussure, 1852 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae: Odynerini), collected on a rural property in the municipality of Iranduba, within the Manaus Metropolitan Region, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. This study also provides the first host record for A. midas.

 

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How to Cite

Lamas, C.J.E., Soares, M.M.M. & Oliveira, M.L.D. (2026) Description of the pupal case of Anthrax midas Fabricius (Diptera: Bombyliidae: Anthracinae: Anthraciini), with the first host record for the species. Zootaxa, 5802 (2), 383–389. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.10